Thanks to some eyebrow-raising text messages unearthed in the sport’s ongoing antitrust legal battle, it is clear that the tensions are running high in the NASCAR camp. At the heart of the storm? A no-holds-barred lawsuit brought by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, which has NASCAR on the defensive, with a trial date set for December 1. Now, fast forward to yesterday, and what was meant to be a routine sit-down quickly shifted into damage control.
Let’s give you some context. During the August 28 hearing, a particularly explosive message surfaced, quoting NASCAR Commissioner Steve O’Donnell as saying the current charter renewal offer could come off as a “f*ck the teams” deal. That one lit up the industry like a blown engine on the final lap. And cue the confusion. Initial reaction